Christian Standard Updates shares news and announcements from The Christian Standard—including editorial updates, new initiatives, special projects, and important changes that affect readers. Here you’ll find timely information about the magazine and website, upcoming features, events and partnerships, and ways to engage with our work. If you want to stay current on what’s happening at The Christian Standard and how we’re serving churches and leaders, this category is the place to start.
December 31, 2011
By Staff Some readers keep their printed copies of CHRISTIAN STANDARD for future use and reference. Each year we print an index to assist these readers. This index allows for research based on topic, author, and columnist. Click the following to access the pdf: Christian Standard Index for 2011.
October 19, 2011
By Jonathan Underwood Standard Publishing”s logo includes a worthy phrase, “Bringing the Word to Life.” It describes in a nutshell the mission of Standard Publishing from the beginning, when Isaac Errett was selected in 1865 to be editor of a new periodical intended to raise the standard for “the restoration of New Testament Christianity, its doctrine, its ordinances, and its fruits.” Errett and his partners were convinced the Bible spoke to the needs of the day. Like their predecessors in the Restoration Movement, they believed understanding the Bible”s message would eliminate sectarianism in the church. Standard Publishing has produced many
Standard Publishing has partnered with Matthew 25: Ministries to reach out through church communities ministering in disaster areas around the world. To date, Standard Publishing has donated more than 19 tractor-trailer loads of Christian books and other resources to Matthew 25: Ministries for redistribution worldwide. These messages of hope and Bible truth have gone, for example, to sufferers in the wake of natural disasters in Joplin, Missouri; Alabama; Japan; and Haiti. Each year Matthew 25: Ministries serves more than 12 million individuals in the U.S. and around the world, largely through redistribution of donated goods. “We are pleased to work
By Brad Dupray As minister of the Word at The Hills Church of Christ, Rick Atchley leads a congregation that has expanded to three campuses in the Greater Fort Worth, Texas, area and ministers to 5,000 people each weekend. The Hills has a background as an a cappella church of Christ, but has transitioned over the past few years to include instrumental worship in most services. Since graduating from Abilene (Texas) Christian University, Atchley has been in the preaching ministry for 33 years and has served The Hills for the past 22 years. He has written several books, including Together
Next week, Plainfield (IN) Christian Church will host the 2011 Hispanic Christian Convention. PCC”s sister congregation, Iglesia Cristiana Westside, and hundreds of members from other churches across the country will gather for the three-day convention. Ramon Rendon, minister at ICW, is the convention president this year.
Intergenerational worship. All-age worship. Whole-church worship. It goes by many names, but the practice of intentionally creating worship services to involve and include people of every age is revolutionizing worship at some of our churches. This summer Verna Weber, associate professor of educational ministries and family studies at Cincinnati (OH) Christian University, created a Facebook group to discuss questions and share ideas about all-age worship. Sixty people have already joined–click here to join the conversation!
Dave Pelzer, author of A Child Called “It”: One Child”s Courage to Survive, has been spending time in Joplin, MO, working with foster families and helping with recovery work. According to an article in the Examiner of Independence, MO, Pelzer has been volunteering at College Heights Christian Church and offering his counseling services. Pelzer complimented College Heights for the “military precision” of its donation center. “People check in at one end, and within an hour, they leave at the other, loaded with nonperishable food, medical and hygiene supplies, baby needs and more,” the article says. “Sometimes the turnaround time is
By Jennifer Taylor Training Christians for Ministry (TCM) created its “Priscilla Initiative” to provide graduate-level Christian leadership education, training, and practical experience to women in Europe and Central Asia. Over the last 10 years, women around the world have become more influential in developing their families, churches, and communities. “Yet because of cultures and customs,” TCM writes, “these women have fewer opportunities than their male counterparts to access formalized Christian education and training that will enable them to grow spiritually and develop as strong Christian leaders.” TCM is working to solve these problems by establishing a scholarship fund and providing
This week’s editorial is presented as a video, with a linked image inviting readers to watch the editorial on YouTube.
March 22, 2011
Mark A. Taylor explains why Christian Standard launched Stake to engage younger leaders, welcome thoughtful dialogue, and help the Restoration Movement think deeply about its future.
January 20, 2011
The 2010 CHRISTIAN STANDARD CD-ROM includes every 2010 issue in a searchable format for research, teaching, preaching illustrations, and easy article access.
December 31, 2010
The 2010 CHRISTIAN STANDARD index helps readers research printed copies by topic, author, and columnist, with a direct link to the annual PDF index.
September 22, 2010
Christian Standard welcomes readers to its redesigned website, highlighting daily articles, comments, improved printing and sharing tools, searchable archives, classifieds, downloads, advertising information, and magazine subscription options.
September 15, 2010
Christian Standard invites medium-sized churches to participate in its 2011 report by requesting a survey link and submitting next year’s church data.
September 1, 2010
Mark A. Taylor highlights the print and downloadable versions of What Kind of Church Is This?, a Christian Standard resource churches can use with visitors, new members, and inquirers.
July 4, 2010
CHRISTIAN STANDARD invites print readers, e-newsletter subscribers, and Web-only visitors to complete a quick survey about how they receive its published material.
Mark A. Taylor introduces the newly redesigned Christian Standard, explaining how the updated look supports the magazine’s long-standing mission to resource Christian churches.
April 11, 2010
Christian Standard invites churches averaging 250 to 999 in weekend attendance to participate in upcoming surveys for special reports on medium-sized and large congregations.
March 10, 2010
Mark A. Taylor shares a Standard Publishing offer designed to help churches stretch tight budgets with free resources through new annual subscriptions to The Lookout or CHRISTIAN STANDARD.
February 24, 2010
Mark A. Taylor introduces Simply Christians, a downloadable Standard Publishing resource that helps churches explain the Restoration Movement plea and the call to be “Christians only.”
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